yesterday at cms we had a visit from the bishop of egypt who shared a few thoughts at a staff meeting. there had been a discussion around recruitment which prompted him to say that they would like people who
a) are humble
b) come to listen and learn not to give the answers or fix things
c) come to resource local people and not do it themselves
wise words…
Wise words and yet so very rarely spoken or adhered to
Ooh I like it. Very counter-cultural. Maybe before they can be adhered to we must first we must learn to value these things in ourselves and each other, detoxing the value we place on their opposites. Gosh.